Ron Kimball, PhD, CGP

PhD Licensed Psychologist

I see couples in all situations -- premarital counseling, marital/non-marital distress, separation and divorce issues, gay or straight couples, etc. The ability to hear and understand one another, even in situations of major difference, is almost always part of the process as that ability (and willingness) is often easily lost. It is not generally the whole thing, though. I follow the behavioral guidelines explicated by John Gottman's research into relationship and marital satisfaction and find that using them as rules of thumb usually clarifies whatever problems exist and helps determine the appropriate course of action within each relationship.

Dr. Beverly Wright, (M.Div., M.Th.)

Licensed Clinical Christian Counselor

Are you engaged and need premarital counseling? Or, perhaps you are married and simply "fell out of love". Is there an infidelity that needs to be forgiven, and the desire to repair the marriage? Is arguing the norm between the two of you? Through faith-based counseling a healthier "couple" will emerge and manifest. In a nonjudgmental and safe environment, exploration will take place to identify and eradicate the problematic circumstances. I look forward to working with you, and I applaud you for taking the first step toward a happier state of co-existence! Let's start your tomorrow today.

Therapeutic Links, LLC

Licensed Psychotherapists and Counselors

Most couples come to us to address problems with communication, constant conflict, infidelity, betrayal of trust, loss of desire and/or there may be external influences that has affected the relationship.
Our approach to couples counseling involves identifying issues that keep you stuck and what you might be missing in your relationship. We use evidence-based therapies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and the Gottman Method to sort out and express negative feelings, work through unresolved issues and teach the skills that are essential in helping you move forward in your relationship.
Give us a call today to learn more about how we can help

Jade Wood, MA, LMFT, MHSA

Psychotherapist

Relationships are hard! They can bring out the best in us...and also the worst. What's more, its easy to feel confused and unable to see what is happening clearly when things in your relationship are troubled. Relationships can be up & down, and often it is that one familiar pattern or issue that triggers everything. As you and your partner are so 'in it', it is pretty difficult to find your own way out of the same old behavior. I work with couples, providing an unbiased and neutral perspective, helping you gain greater understanding into what is happening and how you want things to change. Yes, relationships are hard, but also contain infinite potential for healing & renewal.

Keith Miller & Associates Counseling

Psychotherapists and Couples Counseling

Relationship counseling for couples is our primary specialty. How can you tell if couples therapy is right for you? Consider calling if you:
* Find it hard to stop criticizing your partner
* Feel defensive when asked for something by your partner
* Find yourself avoiding your partner or family
* Are developing emotional attachments to other potential partners about which you would not want your partner to find out
* Are thinking about your partner or your marriage makes you depressed or anxious
* Are not able to be sexually intimate with your partner
We have relationship experts that will speak with you today.

Philip Kolba, MA

Psychotherapist

There are countless models of healthy romantic relationships, from monogamous to polyamorous, and unique variations between partners. The scripts for dating and longterm relationships of our parents’ generations may not be applicable to your relationship, and there is no formal education in how to be a good partner or how to identify unhealthy relationships. But there is psychological research that shows that effective communication, emotional openness, intimacy, and other factors contribute to healthy relationships. Creating these conditions are skills that can be learned.
I practice brief humanistic and emotion-focused therapy (EFT) to help my LGBTQ and hetero clients learn these skills.

Angela Sarafin, LMFT

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

There are unique challenges in romantic relationships that differ from other types of friendship and yet friendship is the basis for most happy couples. I utilize the Gottman Method to assess the strengths and challenges in your relationship and help you explore the differences in your beliefs, expectations, communication styles, etc. After the assessment we will work together to create the therapy goals for your relationship.

Rob Williams, LICSW, CGP, MBA

Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker

Helping individuals and couples realize more fulfilling and intimate relationships in their lives is a major goal of my practice. Using diferent client-specific approaches, I can help with problems in communication, compatibility, control, and other issues. By using mindfulness practices to focus your attention, you literally change the structure of the brain, re-sculpting the neural pathways that underlie a sense of personal well-being. We improve the quality of our relationships when we improve our ability to perceive the inner workings of our minds. As we become increasingly intimate with the inner workings of our mind, we also develop our ability to understand others.

Anita Gadhia-Smith, PsyD, LCSW-C, LICSW

Psychotherapist

Your relationship with your partner is the most important relationship in your life. Relationship issues touch every area of our lives. Learning healthy relationship skills is a fundamental building block of a successful life. Through therapy, you will learn how to achieve intimacy, manage conflict, how to give and receive love, and to create the relationship you have always wanted.

Christine Marr, MA, LMFT

Are you getting what you need from your relationship? Are you still giving it your best as a partner? Whether you fight all of the time, have turned away from another, or just go through the motions of everyday life with unresolved hurts and unmet needs, there are ways to really resolve issues & enjoy a fulfilling relationship.
With over 20 years experience helping couples, using Gottman & Imago based approaches I bring research based methods that are practical, doable steps to creating something you look forward to coming home to and putting yourself into. Call for a free phone consultation 202-248-3818. Learn more at http://www.dcholisticpsychotherapy.com/Marriage_Couples_Therapy.html

Linda Ritchie, Ph.D.

Licensed Professional Counselor/Marriage & Family Therapist

We use the latest method of communication, conflict resolution, attachment theory and trust building to help couples resolve conflicts quickly and deepen they connection. We can help you transform your troubled relationship into a happy, successful, supportive relationship.
Very few people are equipped with the understandings and technical skills that are necessary for an intimate relationship to be successful. Many couples lack skills in the area of communication, anger management, commitment, conflict revolution and / or intimacy skills. The things that make a relationship work are about the little things like how you solve arguments and how much you like and respect each other.

Kevin Fleming Ph.D.

Coach/Change Agent/Consultant

What are the most common couples' issues? If you are thinking "communication, conflict, sex, money, child rearing" you are correct. However, most therapists will go after the symptom on each side of the couple fence thinking that the way to effective change is by getting each party to "work" on their respective "issue". Many times the parties don’t agree but comply. Imagine if you could align the unconscious brains of a couple and stop the "working on your issues" part that has become so popular in therapy settings? Contact kevin@kevinflemingphd.com to learn how! Or call 877-606-6161.
DR. FLEMING'S NEW RELATIONSHIP/COUPLES INTENSIVES.
www.kevinflemingphd.com/marriage-couples-retreats.php

Robyn Brickel, M.A., LMFT

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Robyn E. Brickel, M.A., LMFT is a trained marriage and family therapist and a clinical fellow member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. Robyn incorporates systems based theories, along with her training in IMAGO Relationship Therapy and Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT) to help couples - both married and in relationships reach their goals of improving their relationships. We offer couples counseling to couples of any sexual preference.

Kristin Rosenthal, MA, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

We specialize in helping couples, using Emotionally Focused Therapy. This is a complex approach which helps couples (of all sorts) to understand the deep need for safety and connection we all have, innately. When we feel repeatedly disappointed in the connection, or a serious breach such as an affair occurs, people react with protective anger, protesting the loss. Unfortunately, that angry protest often drives the more reticent partner farther away, leaving the first one even more desperate. We help people see that the unhappy cycle they are caught in is responsible for their suffering. And then we help them to find and share their more vulnerable feelings, creating a positive and affirming cycle....

Nancy Montagna, Ph. D.

Licensed Clinical Psychologist

There are two most basic fears of intimacy that we all have: one is fear of abandonment, the other is fear of being taken over, of losing my autonomy. In a relationship, people often become polarized with one clinging and the other seeming distant. With awareness of our fears and how to take care of ourselves and each other, we will bring out the best in each other.
Everyone knows how to speak and listen, right? Not so. The most difficult skills to learn are to speak self-responsibly about your own experience and to truly listen and understand the other person's experience even when you don't like it. To learn these skills enables love. I can help.

Christiana Shao, M.S., M.A., LGPC, NCC

Resident in Counseling

As a therapist, my focus is on helping to strengthen and rebuild your marriage. As such, I am not partial to either of you because your relationship problem ( not the spouses) is the primary focus of treatment. Using a variety of approach depending on couple's concern, I work with clients by helping to identify negative and self defeating patterns that each individual may be contributing to relational problems. We will work collaboratively to develop treatment goals that fosters unity and cohesiveness in your relationship. My approach is warm, collaborative and relational.

Christina Schultz, MA

Resident in Counseling, Supervised by Thomas Lamp, LPC

I approach couples counseling from an integrative perspective using Gottman, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Bowen Family Systems, and Structural Family Therapy perspectives and techniques. My client is the couple relationship, and as a result I see couples together to observe and address unhealthy patterns, unfinished business and triggers, structural issues, triangles, and boundary issues that impacting the couple's relationship. I employ Gottman and in-session assessments to identify the strengths and vulnerabilities within the couples, and their joint goals. I tailor my couples counseling and homework assignments based on the underlying issues and the couples' unique needs.

Alicia Munoz, MA, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

Being in a committed love relationship is hard. Rainer Maria Rilke wrote, “For one human being to love another; that is perhaps the most difficult of all our tasks, …the work for which all other work is but preparation.” In couples therapy, you receive support in learning how to truly know your partner while bringing compassion to the past experiences and forces that shaped you. You collaborate creatively to achieve greater sexual intimacy. By learning how to speak without attacking and to listen deeply, co-creating relationship visions and rituals of connection, the relationship you always dreamed of actually can become a reality. It’s a reward worth the investme

Well Marriage Center, Ph.D, Psy.D., LMFT, LPC, LCSW

Marriage Counseling Specialists

Well Marriage Center offers a specialized "couples-friendly" approach that strives to support your relationship and help you succeed. Couples therapy is what we do. We believe most relationships can survive hard times and become stronger and deeper than before. The benefit of Well Marriage Center is a counselor who will get in there with you and actively work with you to identity strengths and empower problem solving. Check out our website for more information!

Mary Lou Lyon, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

A large part of my work as a therapist is with couples: married, unmarried and pre-marriage. My approach focuses on communication, conflict resolution and understanding the internal dynamics of each individual and how these dynamics affect the couple relationship. I seek to help you understand your own personality and background as well as that of your partner. I am certified to administer an inventory, which can uncover the similarities and differences in your relationship dynamics.

Mary L Lyon, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

Couples counseling, which includes marriage counseling, tends to be at least 50% of my work as a therapist. I have had post-graduate training in couples counseling and working with couples after an affair. I am also certified to provide pre-marriage counseling using the Prepare Inventory. There is great benefit in seeing a counselor when your relationship is fracturing. In therapy, each person is given the opportunity to express his or her concerns, communication and conflict resolution skills are developed, and new patterns of relating are established.

Joanne Irving, Ph.D

Psychologist

So many relationships that start out feeling wonderful and exciting end up in frustration and disappointment. Sometimes people try to solve the problem by moving on to a new relationship only to discover that the next one has similar struggles.
Couples who work with me learn how to heal, grow, and find joy in their relationship. They learn skills that give immediate relief from their most hurtful encounters and foster deep empathy, understanding and connection.
In only a few coaching sessions with your partner, you will learn how to communicate in ways that: heighten friendship and passion; truly resolve conflict; and lead to individual growth and satisfaction

Carlos Durana, Ph.D.

Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Licensed Professional Counselor

I help couples develop skills and behaviors to better understand each other, resolve conflicts and communicate effectively. My approach is educational and practical, and it will help you find ways to increase intimacy, marital satisfaction and happiness. I offer services to people in a wide spectrum, from those who are looking for help with difficult relationship issues to others who are looking for relationship enrichment.